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Park adding ‘Star Wars’

Legoland Florida in Winter Haven, Fla., is building an interactive
Star Wars area in November.

The new display will include Lego scenes from the films and the animated
Clone Wars TV series.

The section will follow a chronological path through the
Star Wars timeline. Legoland, based on the building-block toys, has rides and attractions
geared toward ages 2 to 12.

Past a draw in Kentucky

Visitors to Kentucky’s Big Bone Lick State Park will be able to learn more about the creatures
that once roamed the area.

During the Great Outdoor Weekend, Saturday and next Sunday at the park in Boone County,
paleontologists, archaeologists and historians will provide information on fossils and early
inhabitants of the area. From noon to 4 p.m. each day, visitors can tour the trails and see an
1800s-era campsite.

Vacations back in style

The popularity of the “staycation” is waning, according to a recent survey of 2,527 U.S.
households.The marketing and research firms MMGY Global and Harrison Group found the average spent
on vacations during the past 12 months has grown to $4,461, compared with $3,874 two years ago.

“It’s not like everyone’s financial situation has improved, but people went through a series of
three or four years of paring back on expenses,” said Peter Yesawich, vice chairman of MMGY Global.
“We are now seeing for the first time that mentality abate.”

German airport on hold

The opening of Berlin’s problem-plagued new airport has been put off until October 2013 — a
seven-month postponement.

Construction of the Willy Brandt airport has run into technical and planning snags.